Blow for Magpies as Gutierrez suffers bad shoulder injury playing for Argentina

The former Velez and Mallorca midfielder collided with Peru's Paolo De La Hazaafter just 16 minutes of the South American World Cup qualifier in Lima and wasreplaced by Sebastian Battaglia.

Initial reports from the Argentinian delegation suggested Jonas, who moved to St James' Park from Mallorca this summer, had suffered a dislocated shoulder butafter the match Football Association press officer Andres Ventura played downthe injury.

Blow for Magpies: Gutierrez (left) suffered a shoulder injury

He said: 'Jonas suffered a strong trauma to his right shoulder and he willneed more medical examinations.'

Peru scored in stoppage time to secure a 1-1 draw and extend Argentina's winless streak in South American World Cup qualifiers to five games.

Inter's Esteban Cambiasso put Argentina ahead with what appeared to be the winner in the 82nd minute, converting a cross from Real Madrid's Fernando Gago.

It's there: Esteban Cambiasso celebrates his goal against Peru

Fiorentina fullback Juan Vargas charged up the left wing and delivered a cross to Once Caldas striker Johan Fano, who directed the ball past Argentina's lunging goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo.

With eight rounds of the marathon 18-game round-robin completed, Peru are ninth of ten teams with seven points, with Argentina third on 13 points, behind second-placed Brazil on goal difference.

The top four teams qualify directly for the 2010 World Cup, with the fifth-placed team to go into a playoff against a CONCACAF team.

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Blow for Magpies as Gutierrez suffers shoulder injury playing for Argentina